Bill-hook



No. s|5,92|. Patented Dec. l3, I898.-

H. n. STUDABAKEB.

BILL HOOK.

' (Application filed Mar. 24, 1897.) (No Model.)

W ATTORNEY.

.' rm: NORRIS vzreizs 0a., Pumuma, WASHINGTON, o e.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGH D. STUDABAKER, OF BLUFFTON, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE E. ORAIV,OF FORT XVAYNE, INDIANA.

BILL-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 615,921, dated December13, 1898.

Application filed March 24, 1897.

T0 to whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HUGH D. STUDABAKEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bluffton, in the county of ells and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bill-Hooks; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in advertising articles wherein anadjustable bill-hook depends from a placard; and the objects of myimprovement are, first, to provide a placard which will also be ofutility as a bill-file; second, to construct the device in a compactform, so as to facilitate distribution, and, third, to afford aneconomical, attractive, and useful advertising medium. I attain theseobjects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- A Figure 1 is a side elevation with the bill-hook adjusted foruse. Fig. 2 is a rear View showing the bill-hook folded; Fig. 3, a rearview showing the bill-hook adjusted for use. Fig. at is a perspectiveshowing the device in use, and Fig. 5 is a view of the plate 2 in linewith its plane.

Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

The preferred construction consists of the placard 1, made of cardboardof a suitable size and form, upon the front of which is printed apictorial advertisement or other decoration.

The plate 2 consists of a thin piece of metal, such as tin. (I haveshown a circular form.) Two incisions are made in this plate, and thatportion 6 lying between the said incisions is raised sufficiently topass the wire 3 above the plane of the plate 2 and under the raisedportion 6. This is best shown in Fig. 5.

The bill-hook consists of a single piece of wire 3, bent with anupturned pointed hook 4. The other portion of said wire extends SerialNo. 628,947. (No model.)

upward and passes under the raised portion 6 of the plate 2, ashereinbefore stated, and upon its extremity is formed an eye 5 in aplane at right angles to that of the hook portion 4 of said wire. 'Theplate 2 with the wire thus mounted is secured to the back of the placard1 at or near its bottom. I have shown eyelets 8 8 as the means of makingthis fastening. The said eyelets are passed through suitableperforations in the placard and. plate and then clenched in place. Theplacard 1 is also provided with an eyelet 7 near its top for suspendingthe device from a nail. The convenience of distributing this article isobvious. The wire 3 is slid upward and the hook portion 4 is folded flatagainst the front surface of the placard, and the whole may then beplaced into an ordinary envelop. When it is desired to use the device,the hook 4 is turned outward and the wire 3 is slid downward until theeye 5 comes into contact with the raised portion 6 in the plate. Thesaid eye lying fiat against the surface of the plate 2 prevents the Wirefrom turning while in this position. The wire is arranged to be sliddownward, so that when papers are put upon the hook they will notconceal the ad- Vert-isement or other display on the placard.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

An advertising article consisting of a placard having a plate securedthereto: and a bill-hook movably secured to saidplate, the saidbill-hook having an eye 5, and being adapted to be turned so as to liefiat in rela tion to said placard and plate when at its upper plane ofmovement, and to be held from thus turning by means of said eye whenadjusted for use, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HUGH D. STUDABAKER.

Witnesses:

S. M. HENOH, K. W. PRITOHARD.

